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ulidiid

ulidiid noun: any species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies.

ulidiid: any species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies
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Noun

ulidiid (plural ulidiids)

  1. Any species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies.
    • Unlike ulidiids, a few species are predaceous;[…].2001, John Sivinski, “2: Breeding Habits and Sex in Families Closely Related to the Tephritidae: Opportunities for Comparstive Studies of Fruit Fly Behavior”, in Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom, editors...
    • Decomposing plant fragments can be an important food resource in aquatic habitats, where it is consumed by the larvae of tipulids, ephydrids, ulidiids, and other groups.2006, Richard W. Merritt, Gregory W. Courtney, Joe B. Keiper, “Diptera”, in Timothy D. Schowalter, editor, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, 2nd edition, page 288
    Synonyms:
    otitid, ortalid

Synonyms of ulidiid

Forms of ulidiid

pluralulidiids

Questions about ulidiid

What does ulidiid mean?
Ulidiid means any species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies.
What part of speech is ulidiid?
Ulidiid is a noun.
What is the plural of ulidiid?
The plural of ulidiid is ulidiids.

Words near ulidiid in the dictionary

  1. Ulibarri
  2. Ulibarris
  3. ulicon
  4. ulicons
  5. ulicyclamide
  6. ulidiid
  7. ulidiids
  8. Ulieș
  9. Uliești
  10. uliginal
  11. uliginose

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